Suspension set up ?
 

I was happy with my 999 till I rode my TLR race bike.
The 999 now seems impossible to turn, so to remedy this I've raised the rear 25mm.

What set-up are you running ?

The section 8 superbike website has some good tips. 285mm eye to eye on rear tie bar, 3 /4 lines through forks sag F and R 30mm is a good place to start. I'm on a 70kg rear spring, weigh 65Kg, if you are heavier than that depending upon the model of 999 you have you'll need a stiffer rear spring.

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The section 8 superbike website has some good tips. 285mm eye to eye on rear tie bar, 3 /4 lines through forks sag F and R 30mm is a good place to start. I'm on a 70kg rear spring, weigh 65Kg, if you are heavier than that depending upon the model of 999 you have you'll need a stiffer rear spring. [/quote]

Would these be similar settings for a 749r ?

No, I got all these details from section 8, tried to adjust the tie bar and it was impossible to reach the suggested length, apparently this was for the 'old' shape swinging arm which had a longer tie rod.

The section 8 superbike website has some good tips. 285mm eye to eye on rear tie bar, 3 /4 lines through forks sag F and R 30mm is a good place to start. I'm on a 70kg rear spring, weigh 65Kg, if you are heavier than that depending upon the model of 999 you have you'll need a stiffer rear spring. [/quote]

Would these be similar settings for a 749r ? [/quote]

No the R uses a different rocker , tie bar and leverage ratios. Sorry, just to clarify thats the 749R not 999R, 999R uses same settings ( or Freaks did when i set his up)

[Edited on 23-5-2006 by Gizmo]

is there a link for section 8 so I can check out there recommendations.

IANG - what did you go for in the end, I've got a 2004 749r.

http://www.section8superbike.com/suspensionsetup.php but the 749/999 data page has gone :( luckily I copied a spring chart and some info off it a while ago and added it to upnorth, check it out here - http://www.ducati-upnorth.com/tech/suspensionspring.php

take it to k-tek at coalville,guys thier will help you no end. they did mine on the spot,took sag out of the rear as i found it squatted to much.

if you are over 150lbs you'll need a heavier spring unless its a bip ( they have 75 springs not 64 or 70). K tech are good, i got my spring from them, its easy to swap over. they'll do fork springs as well, you may need heavier springs if you trackday and are a hard braker.

What kind of money to set it up ?